Brian Silverman

Professor of Strategic Management and the J.R.S. Prichard and Ann Wilson Chair in Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Homepage : http://www-2.rotman.utoronto.ca/~silverman

Brian Silverman is Professor of Strategic Management and the J.R.S. Prichard and Ann Wilson Chair in Management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Brian's research focuses on the ways in which firms' competitive strategies and organizational structures interact to affect their performance - in particular, their ability to access and exploit technological capabilities. Brian’s work has appeared in journals including Administrative Science Quarterly; American Journal of Sociology; Journal of Economics and Management Strategy; Journal of Law and Economics; Journal of Law, Economics and Organization; Management Science; Research Policy; and Strategic Management Journal. His research has been featured in Business Week online, Sloan Management Review, and The New York Times. Brian has served in numerous roles in academic organizations, including his current position as Division Chair for the Business Policy & Strategy Division of the Academy of Management. He also serves on the numerous editorial boards and is a former Series Editor of Advances in Strategic Management. Brian holds an A.B. (economics) from Harvard, S.M. (management) from MIT, and M.A. degree (economics) and Ph.D. degree (business administration) from UC-Berkeley.